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Conveyancing advice for buyers
The conveyancing process can be exceedingly stressful, hence selecting the appropriate legal representation is essential. We work together with numerous solicitors and have navigated the conveyancing process multiple times, enabling us to assist you throughout the procedure.
If you do not engage a solicitor with a specialised Conveyancing Department or have no prior experience with solicitors, we are pleased to recommend Sweeney Miller Law. Sweeney Miller Law possesses a specialised conveyancing section that operates promptly and effectively to provide a stress-free experience for you. If you wish for us to provide a quote, please feel free to contact us.
Solicitors actions (Buyers)
- After receiving instructions, contact the seller’s solicitor to request contract data such as title deeds, draft contract, and lease.
- Contact your mortgage lender to acquire a copy of your offer and conduct local authority searches on the property.
- Inform you of any concerns identified in the mortgage offer, survey, contract particulars, or searches. Resolve any issues with the seller’s legal representatives and mortgage provider.
- Negotiate and finalise prospective exchange and completion dates with you and the seller’s solicitor and assist with the signing of the contract.
- Exchange contracts with the seller’s solicitor and Transfer your deposit to the seller’s solicitor; exchange and completion may occur on the same day, although there is typically a delay ranging from one day to one month.
- Preparation of the completion statement.
- Prepare and send a transfer deed to the seller’s solicitor and obtain the remaining purchase balance from the lender or buyer.
- Final Step: Transfer the payment to the seller’s solicitor and Receive the title and transfer deeds. Register your ownership and transfer the title deeds to yourself or your lender.
Buyers Actions
- If your offer is accepted, you should instruct a solicitor, confirm the mortgage (if necessary) and arrange a survey (if required).
- Provide information to your mortgage lender & arrange buildings insurance.
- Work closely with your solicitor to resolve any issues should they arise.
- Agree to potential exchange/completion dates & sign the contract and arrange for your deposit money to be transferred to your solicitor
- Sign the transfer deed
- Transfer outstanding balance to your solicitor if you are a cash buyer
- Completed